Plate

ca. 1750-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A coastal scene with boats, sponged trees and a landscape with buildings in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white.
Shape: Shape M. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue
Brief description
Coastal scene
Physical description
A coastal scene with boats, sponged trees and a landscape with buildings in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white.
Shape: Shape M. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.5cm
Credit line
Mellor Bequest
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
Other number
B233. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.57-1963

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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